Psalm 84The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of GodTo the Chief Musician. On [E]1An Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.841How lovely [F]are Your dwellingsis Your tabernacle,O Lord of hosts!2My soul longs, yes, even faintsFor the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.3Even the sparrow has found a home,And the swallow a nest for herself,Where she may lay her young—Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,My King and my God.4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;They will still be praising You.Selah5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.6As they pass through the Valley of [G]Lit. WeepingBaca,They make it a spring;The rain also covers it with [H]Or blessingspools.7They go from strength to strength;[I]LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seenEach one appears before God in Zion.8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;Give ear, O God of Jacob!Selah9O God, behold our shield,And look upon the face of Your [J]Commissioned one, Heb. messiahanointed.10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.I would rather [K]stand at the thresholdbe a doorkeeper in the house of my GodThan dwell in the tents of wickedness.11For the Lord God is a sun and shield;The Lord will give grace and glory;No good thing will He withholdFrom those who walk uprightly.12O Lord of hosts,Blessed is the man who trusts in You!